Skanda Purana — Mahesvara Khanda, Shloka 77
तारकेण महादेव देवाः संपीडिता भृशम् । तदर्थं जीवितं चास्य दत्त्वा च गिरिजां प्रभो
tārakeṇa mahādeva devāḥ saṃpīḍitā bhṛśam | tadarthaṃ jīvitaṃ cāsya dattvā ca girijāṃ prabho
„O Mahādeva, die Götter werden von Tāraka schwer bedrängt. Eben darum, o Herr, (handelten wir), indem wir ihm das Leben schenkten und Girijā darbrachten …“
Devas
Tirtha: Kedāra/Kedāranātha
Type: kshetra
Listener: Mahādeva (Śiva)
Scene: Devas report their severe oppression by Tāraka and remind Śiva of the purpose behind granting boons and offering Girijā—so that the destined deliverer may be born; the mood is urgent, martial, and devotional.
FAQs
When dharma is crushed, the divine plan unfolds through Śiva and Śakti to restore balance.
The Kedāra sacred sphere (Kedārakhaṇḍa) is the textual setting, though no single tīrtha is named in this verse.
None; it continues the devas’ strategic and devotional appeal.